Yesterday my doorbell rang and I had a lovely surprise. My neighbour Stephany recently went to Portugal with her friends, to celebrate turning 40, and she brought me home a gift. Three actually; a tote bag, a bookmark and a hardcover pocket notebook. We are very friendly neighbours, but it’s not usual for us to… Read More Let’s hear it for the girls
I’m very excited about my new fiction project. It started as one short piece, but it sparked so many other ideas that I think it could actually be a cohesive collection of stories. The hard part was giving myself permission to pursue the ideas. I haven’t written a short story in at least five years.… Read More Letting go of one story to begin another
I made a list of all the creative projects I would like to explore in 2018 and the list was 26 items long. Some of those ideas are writing projects that have been around for several years (finish the novel I’ve had an on and off relationship with since 2004) and some are fresh (a… Read More I am very excited about life right now